Overview
Who made it, when it came out, and how players rate it overall and right now
Developer
CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux)
Publisher
SEGA, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux)
Released
May 23, 2019
Genres
Action · Strategy
Steam store page
OpenAll-time positive
84%
Steam rating
Very Positive
Last 30 days
76%▼ 8 pts
English reviews
23,294
Last updated
Oct 30, 2026
The Good
The most praised themes, as a share of all this game's reviews
Story & characters19%
“One off the best Total war games, great music, enjoyable lore a perfect graphics”
Gameplay & combat19%
“what an amazing game with the best diplomacy hands-down great combat and exciting replayability would recommend this one”
Graphics & art14%
“10/10 visuals, 8/10 story contents, 4/10 background simulations, 7/10 RTS gameplay”
Price & monetization13%
“I think it's definitely worth the money, and even better if you find it on sale”
Content & grind10%
“The replay value is amazing and I would highly recommend this game”
The Bad
The most common complaints, as a share of all this game's reviews
Bugs & crashes12%
“A game full of crashes, a waste of money”
Price & monetization11%
“It just feels like such a waste of money”
Gameplay & combat6%
“Combat is boring and the A”
Developers & updates5%
“the constant crashing and issues since the most recent update have made this game unplayable”
Opinions over time
Percent positive each month, with the number of reviews below. The dashed line is the all-time score, and the last point covers the last 30 days.
Monthly % positiveFlagged monthAll-time score (84%)
Playtime
Percent positive by how many hours reviewers had played when they wrote their review
A low score under 2 hours often means a rough first impression, a bad launch, or performance problems.
Review Randomizer
A random review from this game's sample, which leans toward reviews other players found helpful
ALMOST ONE THOUSAND HOURS RAHHH
I can say this is the best totalwar game for me (might be just because im an asian chud and very like three kingdoms games) but gods there are still mods in 2026 and they are still being updated
overall 9/10 me very likey (1 point missing because they stopped developing this game)